Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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Hon. Sec. of War Executive Mansion
My dear Sir: August 7, 1861

Senator Lane, of Kansas wishes appointments for Kansas volunteers---as follow.

A. C. Wilder, to be Assist. Com. of Subsistence.2Open page

Dr. Rufus Gilpatrick, to be a Brigade Surgeon---3Open page

Henry J. Adams, to be a Paymaster4Open page

Dr. W. W. Updegraff, to be a Paymaster---5Open page

I am satisfied that these appointments be made. A. LINCOLN